faiiry-fr0g
hi! i've been a silent reader and i haven't been able to put down the damn phone because your writing is quite literally the epitome of eloquence and genuinely has made me tear up at times. i wanted to ask for writing tips on how to get started because i've been wanting to get into it but every time i put pen to paper, my mind goes blank. lots of love, you're the embodiment of a genius <3
waddupitsjo
@faiiry-fr0g heyy! First of all, thanks so much for reading, it means the world to me! When it comes to writing, honestly, as cliche as this may sound, the best tip I can give is to just start. First drafts are almost never good and the worst thing you can do is overthink every scene and every sentence trying to make it perfect on the first go. Writing, like anything else, is a skill you can only get better at by doing it a lot and doing it poorly at first. It always takes me a while to get started as well because I need to find the voice and the story of the character and, for me at least, I can only do that by first writing the bad version, recognizing why I don't like it and then working on it in later drafts until I know my characters inside and out. But even then, if you're just starting, I don't think you should worry about that quite yet but instead find what inspires you and what kind of stories you enjoy (or relate to) the most and thus may want to tell the most. What really helps me get the creative juices flowing is music, and I couldn't recommend starting with fanfiction writing enough. Fanfics are a perfect low-pressure environment where you don't really need to do much worldbuilding or character building that can bog down the initial process and just start getting your ideas onto paper in a world and with characters you're already familiar with. Just write down the scenarios you may daydream about and embellish them from there :)
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